Eli5 is there no such thing as cold?

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My SO said the above statement and gave me an explanation “Cold is the absence of heat or energy”, it does make sense however in my head it is like saying (in very simplistic terms) “the countryside is the absence of a city” and that is just a ridiculous statement.

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Richard Feynman put it best (I’m paraphrasing):

> It’s all just jiggling.

Atoms jiggle. More jiggling, more heat. Less jiggling, less heat. Your SO is right, OP. Sorry.

[Jiggling Atoms](https://youtu.be/NA4odJfINkE?si=b50l6p79xLu14u9j)

You should also check out the full [Fun to Imagine interview](https://youtu.be/P1ww1IXRfTA?si=qsNxaCpbxEulG6uG)

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